New River Water Trail
Giles County in the New River Valley boasts 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail, beautiful scenic drives, and recreation opportunities for the whole family. Now …
Solid Waste Management Floyd
Floyd County’s existing Solid Waste Management plan was adopted in 2004. A technical update to waste volume projections in the plan was made in 2013. …
Agriculture Information Session Held in Floyd
Floyd County held its third annual Agriculture & Forestry Information session in July. The state meat inspector, Barry Jones, provided an overview of the basic …
Downtown Pulaski Needs Us
Beans and Rice sponsored a Community Economic Development forum: Downtown Pulaski Needs Us, this past April. The focus of the forum was to generate strategies grounded …
Pearisburg Farm to Fork
In 2014, the town of Pearisburg Farm to Fork Program received a Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) grant to increase the access and utilization of …
The Kinder, Gentler, Shark Tank
This past spring the Floyd County Economic Development Authority held the Floyd C4: Creators, Curriculum, Coaching and the New Business Challenge. This event signified an …
Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine
For a number of years, The Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine has been tending their own herbal medicine garden to help supply the treatments …
Floyd County Photo Lab
Rural Development, the Floyd County Economic Development Authority (EDA), and the Jacksonville Center for the Arts have teamed up to create a “Photo Lab” so …
New River Valley Passenger Rail Study
In 2017, AMTRAK will begin passenger rail service to Roanoke, with daily trains to Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC. The New River Valley …
Lifespan Friendly Homes
The Town of Blacksburg and the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV), together with several regional partners, have been awarded an $83,750 grant …
Loco Arts and Summit Place
Spring 2015 brought color to Summit Place, a new supportive living facility in Rich Creek, VA. Near the end of the site’s construction, Nikki Pynn …
The Transformation of Prices Fork Elementary School
Imagination and collaboration are the special ingredients that will soon be transforming a beloved rural school into a rejuvenated community facility. The purchase of the …
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